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cavated (/ˈkeɪ.veɪtd/) adj. Still drunk, and inclined to conduct the morning's affairs from a recess in the nearest wall. Yarelis remained cavated until noon, accepting coffee from the doorway without emerging. cavatellied adj. Too drunk to stand squarely, and presenting rolled edges to every uncomplicated instruction. Ardin was cavatellied, folding at the knees whenever asked to approach the buffet. cavatinaed adj. Sufficiently drunk to sustain a slow aria, yet unlikely to reach the promised resolute conclusion. Shayleigh became cavatinaed and delivered a languid account of the taxi dispute without resolving it. cavatined adj. Having drunk enough to make a slow operatic declaration, followed by no faster or more resolute section. Shekeila was cavatined, explaining the evening's grievances in a sustained and unhurried register. cavayarded adj. Having drunk enough to arrive at the taxi rank as a noisy, irregular group. Taichi was cavayarded, assembling passengers and coats under the wrong street sign. cave arted adj. You have drunk enough to decorate the interior surfaces of the premises with primitive personal symbolism. Ankur got cave arted and drew a convincing bison on the back of the restaurant menu. cave beared adj. You are drunk and large, extinct in manner, and poorly suited to the modern domestic interior. Shaheed was cave beared by closing time, occupying the hearth with a prehistoric solemnity. cave cricketed adj. Of a drinker: long-limbed, nocturnal, and making sudden lateral progress whenever addressed. Trenten became cave cricketed and crossed the lounge sideways whenever anyone mentioned the taxi. cave diseased adj. Of a drinker who has acquired a subterranean fever and now regards daylight with professional suspicion. Kurumi was cave diseased by breakfast and conducted all conversation from behind the curtains. cave divered adj. Describing a drinker who explores the deepest recesses of a room, usually in search of a misplaced glass. Syreena became cave divered and inspected beneath every chair for evidence of another round. cave dwellered adj. A drinker who has retreated from ordinary society into upholstery, blankets, and the dimmest available corner. Chestley grew cave dwellered and declined invitations from anyone standing in the light. cave fliered adj. A drinker so far gone that every enclosed room becomes a two-dimensional course governed by unreliable gravity. Margaretmary was cave fliered, steering between the chairs as though the carpet had acquired a slope. cave flyerred adj. The state of being drunk and piloting oneself through an enclosed space under privately administered physical laws. Esabel was cave flyerred, banking round the coffee table with an astronaut's misplaced confidence. cave guested adj. The condition of a drinker who has entered the premises voluntarily but appears constitutionally unable to leave them. Laksh was cave guested, having spent the entire evening indoors without becoming part of the household. cave hyenaed adj. The drunkenness of one who laughs from the margins, scavenges crisps, and regards civilisation as temporary. Hayliee became cave hyenaed and laughed from beneath the stairs at remarks no one had made. cave inned adj. Of a drinker: collapsed inward overnight, with the blankets and yesterday's clothes forming the visible structure. Sharen was cave inned beneath the spare duvet, leaving only one slipper exposed.